@kahlenz You might wanna try these Herbies Gliders. They’re not very expensive and may give you a nice performance bump over the carriage bolts. Many people have reported significant improvements with them over spikes. Just a thought FWIW.
Comparing speakers at home questions
When looking for a new/replacement pair of speakers how do you compare them at home?
I have my current speakers and another pair that I purchased to try out at home in my system. So do you think it’s better to A/B them back to back, like play a song and then switch and play the same song again. Or is it better to listen to one pair for a day, or two, or a week and then switch and listen to those for an extended time?
I feel like switching between songs gives you an immediate sense of what’s different because you just heard the same song but will listening for longer periods to each speaker allow your ears to adjust to each and give you a better idea of how they will perform long term? Or should I do some of both techniques, quick switches between and longer periods between switching?
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@dynamiclinearity Big +1 on that. Forgot to mention that earlier. Switching back to the first speaker is absolutely critical. |
Both. When I was reviewing speakers I’d listen to the new ones for a while and end with a song I knew well that contained the sonic characteristics I needed to assess a speaker across many parameters. In my case that was Keb Mo’s “Muddy Water” from his Slow Down CD, and when putting my speakers back and putting on that song it told me a lot and often redirected what I thought I was hearing on extended listening with the new speaker. In short, my assessments of the new speaker I thought were accurate in long-term listening were often wrong or misguided, and ascertaining those differences gave me clues for particular things to listen for going forward. Point is, there’s value in doing both. But realizing differences is one thing and is interesting/informative, and as others have mentioned the final arbiter should always be the ones you just enjoy listening to the most longer term. Hope this helps. |